Deck 2 Flashcards

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influent (adj)

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influential

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le dénouement

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conclusion
finale

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un écrasement

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crushing

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ensevelir

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to bury

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un étalon

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stallion
stud
standard (as in gold standard)

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un redoux

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mild spell (weather)

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la reddition

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surrender

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omnibulé (adj)

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obsessed

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un retournement

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reversal

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un convoi

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convoy
train
heavy truck (eg, semi)

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écourter

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to cut short

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la rougeole

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measles

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l’attente (f)

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wait
expectation

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rabaisser

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to lower
reduce
depreciate

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une excuse

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excuse

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un marchepied
step stepping stone
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bouder
to avoid
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le désistement
withdrawal cessation l’action de désister
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une subvention
grant subsidy
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prisé (adj)
appreciated enjoyed
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l’initié (m) l’initiée (f)
insider trading
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sévir
to clamp down become more severe rage
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un consommateur une consommatrice
consumer
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chétif (adj)
puny weak
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fictif (adj)
fictitious invented
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un créancier une créancière
creditor
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terrasser
to knock down strike down
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déchanter
to become disenchanted
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capituler
to capitulate
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sauter le pas
move to action take the plunge
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à la cuillère
stirred
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réclamer
to ask insistently
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intimider
to intimidate
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assiéger
to besiege
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un breuvage
in France: brew (derogatory) in Quebec: beverage
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un liqueur
in France: an alcoholic drink in Quebec: soda
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pondérer
to weight
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un bras de fer
showdown
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invendu (adj)
unsold
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parer (à, contre) parer
to ward off to adorn
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la souveraineté
sovereignty
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rétablir
to restore re-establish
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saper
to undermine
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formater
to format faire le formatage de …
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procrastiner
to procrastinate
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contempler
to contemplate
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ridiculiser se ridiculiser
to ridicule ridicule oneself
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bafouer
to scorn
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une évidence
obviousness something taken as necessary
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le vice
vice immorality
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mettre en position
to position (physically or emotionally)
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mal-être
unhappiness discomfort
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un ressenti
feeling how something feels
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inarrêtable (adj)
unstoppable
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se fier à
to trust
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en berne
at half mast in a lowered state
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une montée
climb increase
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un abruti une abrutie
moron
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une reculade
climb-down
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rafler (informal)
to make off with snap up
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acculer
to drive back
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le préjudice
harm (legal) damage
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changer la donne
to be a game changer
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piquer une crise
to have a fit throw a tantrum
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un amerrissage
ditching amerir = to ditch
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jouer le tout pour le tout
to be all in
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palpable (adj)
palpable evident palper = ro palpate, rake it in (slang)